The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-13

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The Rushville Item, of last week
says: at is not~generally known
we think, that there is a gentle
man, named Hupps, living near
Thornville, who has reached the
extreme age of 10S years, but who
gets around as well as II man of
eighty years. We received this in
formation from u reliable source,
and believe 1t can be relied on as II
fact"
The citizens of Baltimore and
Basil are trying to secure the es-
tablishment of u furniture factory
from Athens, between the two
towns. They agree to give to the
enterprise three acres of ground,
put a fence around the same, dig a
well on the premises and loan the
proprietor of the factory $4,000 for
five years at six per cent. The
proposition was accepted by the
agent representing the furniture
company.
One of the most villainous out
rnges ever perpetrated in this
vicinity was accidentally discover
ed last Friday afternoon. Mr.. A.
Greenewald, who lives on East
Main street, and carries on small
saloon, has a good well on his pre-
misses, which has been in constant
use by the family, and also some of
the neighbors. On Friday after
noon Mr.. Greenewald drew a buck
ct of water, and discovered a green
substance on the bail of the bucket.
After a thorough examination it
was ascertained that the green
matter was nothing more nor less
than Paris green. The old gentle
man became very much agitated
over the matter, and went i'm
mediately to all the drug stores to
ascertain who had bought the
poison. But as Paris green is call
ed for so frequently, no trace of the
would-be murderer could be dis
covered. A cOlored man went
down into the well, and found
large quantities Of the poison
sticking to the walls of the we'll.
The well had to be abandoned.
The scoundrel who attempted
would attempt to poison a whole
family and neighborhood, should
be hunted down and punished.
Athens County-NIesscnger
Sarah, widow of Henry Lowrey,
of Nelsonville, has been allowed a
pension.
Marshal Finsterwald is painfully
limping around with spr aimed
ankle, the result of jumping from Il
wagon.
a horse owned by Mr.. Henry
Sheets, living mile east of town
was drowned in the Hooking near
Stewards mill last Saturday.
The second kiln of 100000 capa-
city which George Fenzel has this
season had constructed on his
brick-yard at this place is now in
| courca f,f hurpinr
The Albany Echo of last week
mentions the total destruction by
fire on the preceding Saturday
afternoon of the new farm resi-:
dence, together with it's entire
household effects, of Mr.. Armstead
Mace of that township. The family
were absent at the time. The loss
it is gratifying to add, is nearly
wholly covered by insurance.
Athens County-Journal.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Roach died on Monday
afternoon last, of brain trouble,
superinduced by teething.
w. II. Boone, the designer, of
Richmond, Ind, who was taken
with relapse of bronchial hem
orhage at Hamdan, May IA, has
returned from the Virginia mount
aims very ill.
Last Friday afternoon, at the
meeting of the Gun Club, DR.. Hib-
bard displayed the wonders that
can be performed with his new
| Winchester repeater. He broke 5
clay birds in nine seconds, three of
them being sprung from the traps
at once.
Mrs. John Yontz. on Thursday
last, while visiting Mrs. Sam. War
rem, who resides in the Currier pro-
perty, fell down flight of stairs
and injured herselfquite seriously.
Athens County--Register
Mrs. Lucinda Dupler was struck
by an engine at Boyles' Crossing,
last Sunday morning, and sustained
injuries which resulted fatally
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Bates, of Lo-
gan, spent last week in this city,